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FirstFirst CT Human West Nile Case Confirmed In New Haven County
It's time to protect yourself from mosquitoes, as the first case of the West Nile virus in a person in the state has been confirmed.
On Friday, Aug. 16, the Connecticut Department of Public Health announced that a New Haven County resident had tested positive for the virus.
A woman between 60–69 became ill during the first week of August with a WNV infection and has since recovered, the department said.
“Symptoms include fever, headache, myalgia, arthralgia, rash, or gastrointestinal symptoms for non-neuroinvasive disease, while neuroinvasive signs and symptoms can include high…
Covid-19: Can Mosquitoes, Ticks Spread Virus? CDC, World Health Organization Weigh In
While COVID-19 can spread in a number of ways, mosquitoes and ticks are not among them, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) are now saying.
There is no data to suggest that COVID is spread by either mosquitoes or ticks, and is more likely to be spread from person to person through droplets when they talk, cough, or sneeze, the CDC said.
According to the World Health Organization, to date, there is no evidence to suggest that the virus could be transmitted by the insects.
“The new coronavirus is a respiratory virus which spreads primarily…
'Murder Hornets': Media-Created Panic Scaring Some Into Killing Essential Insects, Experts Warn
Continuing media reports about “murder hornets” have panicked an ignorant public into needlessly killing already-endangered bees and wasps, experts warn.
Native bees, for instance, pollinate 75% of fruits, nuts and vegetables grown in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports.
Yet even government beekeepers have announced plans to set traps that will kill some of these extremely essential insects, Doug Yanega, senior museum scientist for the Department of Entomology at UC Riverside, told the Los Angeles Times.
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